Table 5.
Comparison of the requirements of total and IV fluid intake between DF and DHF groups
| Day from onset of fever | Day of defervescence | Total fluid intake in ml | IV fluids in ml | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DHF group | DF group | P value* | DHF group | DF group | P value* | ||||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||||
| D2 | D-3 | 2123 | 492 | 2314 | 1449 | 0.706 | 1113 | 308 | 1053 | 678 | 0.810 |
| D3 | D-2 | 2733 | 1457 | 2158 | 833 | 0.135 | 1464 | 612 | 1245 | 476 | 0.198 |
| D4 | D-1 | 2846 | 1250 | 2798 | 1164 | 0.851 | 1648 | 523 | 1537 | 460 | 0.290 |
| D5 | D0 | 2981 | 1247 | 2754 | 1071 | 0.268 | 1857 | 609 | 1563 | 531 | 0.004 |
| D6 | D + 1 | 3139 | 880 | 2812 | 966 | 0.032 | 1889 | 541 | 1512 | 417 | <0.001 |
| D7 | D + 2 | 3154 | 913 | 2918 | 884 | 0.129 | 1870 | 555 | 1533 | 422 | <0.001 |
| D8 | D + 3 | 2791 | 690 | 2979 | 936 | 0.255 | 1589 | 487 | 1599 | 494 | 0.920 |
| D9 | D + 4 | 2762 | 598 | 2825 | 762 | 0.782 | 1449 | 543 | 1583 | 503 | 0.494 |
| D10 | D + 5 | 2281 | 639 | 2957 | 1163 | 0.152 | 1310 | 617 | 1583 | 514 | 0.377 |
*Z test, DF – Dengue fever, DHF - Dengue haemorrhagic fever, IV – Intravenous.